KRS 198A.750: Rural Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee.

(1) There is hereby created the Rural Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee, which

shall be composed of the following eleven (11) members:

(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's duly appointed

designee;

(b) Two (2) members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate, each

of whom shall serve while a member of the Senate for the term for which he

or she was elected;

(c) Two (2) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker

of the House, each of whom shall serve wh ile a member of the House of

Representatives for the term for which he or she was elected; and

(d) Six (6) private citizens with a principal residence located in a rural community

who shall be appointed by the board of directors of the corporation.

(2) (a) Members appointed under subsection (1)(d) of this section shall serve a three

(3) year term or until their successors are appointed and duly qualified, and

may be reappointed to one (1) additional term.

(b) A vacancy on the advisory committee shall be fil led following the

requirements and procedures for original appointments.

(3) The advisory committee shall consult with and advise the officers and directors of

the corporation concerning matters relating to the rural housing trust fund.

(4) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the presiding officer, and the advisory

committee may establish its own rules of procedure, which shall not be inconsistent

with the housing provisions of this chapter.

(5) Members of the advisory committee shall se rve without compensation, but

members who are not employees of the Commonwealth shall be entitled to

reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in carrying out their duties on the

advisory committee.